ESPN exec Rob King to speak at Ole Miss

Excitement over new SEC network building, he says

10:04 PM,
Mar. 8, 2014

Rob King

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Jared Senseman
Clarion-Ledger correspondent

Rob King, the head of ESPN's SportsCenter who'll be guest speaker at a journalism conference March 27 at the University of Mississippi, said the powerhouse sports network has some big plans for sports fans in Mississippi - especially those with a passion for Ole Miss or Mississippi State.

"This summer, we're going to launch the SEC network," King said in a telephone interview. "It's an elaborate new plan to create a new network around the Southeastern Conference."

According to ESPN's website, the new network will air "45 football games, more than 100 men's and more than 60 women's basketball ...